SteveInMotion t1_j739uuh wrote
The operative word on that chart is “pre-tax“. In the United States for example, things get less unequal after everyone pays their taxes. In Latin America, where I lived and worked, the tax collection structure is far less effective and efficient than the United States IRS. PS to those who think the rich don’t pay enough taxes in the US, look it up. PPS to those wondering if I just used “efficient““ IRS“ in the same sentence, I did, but everything is relative.
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WhiteWashTXP t1_j748qhv wrote
Can you show me some information that shows that inequality in the US is better after tax please?
Here is some information that is very factual: http://piketty.pse.ens.fr/en/capital21c2
SteveInMotion t1_j74khhg wrote
The Piketty-Saez data ignore changes in tax law and fail to count noncash compensation and Social Security benefits.
DataMan62 t1_j756ol7 wrote
Anything written by the Murdoch Street Journal or about Phil Gramm is suspect.
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